Mattress



April 8, 1930. BEci-"K 1,753,359

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Patented Apr. 8, 1930 UNITED: STATES MICHAEL ZBEGHIK, OI MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE MATTRESS Application filed August 24, 192s.v Serial No. 301,727.

My said invention relates to a mattress and it is'an object of the same to provide a mat tress which can easily be adjusted or repaired by housewives and other amateurs, as dis- 6 tinguishedfromprofessionalmattressmakers. Other objects and advantages will appear hereinafter. Another object of the invention is to provide a mattress in which the lateral stretching is controlled by relatively inexten- 10 sible straps secured to the outer edges of the mattress and constituting, in effect, a reinforcing piece that passes entirely around the mattress sothat any depression in the top of the mattress instead of pulling against the fabric and possibly tearing it between the tufts or between the tufts and the outer edges of the mattress, will pull against the reinforced outer edges of the mattress.

Referring to the drawings, which are made a part of this application and in which similar reference characters indicate similar parts- Fig. 1 is a perspective of an end portion of the mattress showing a section through themattress,

Fig. 2,& detail on a larger s shown in Fig. 1,- e

Fig.3, a detail perspective of parts shown in'Fig.,-2, I

Fig. 4, a fragmentary plan of the top of the mattress, and

Fig. 5, a fragmentary plan of the bottom of the mattress.

In the'drawings reference character 10 indioates generally the cover or envelope of the mattress, having upholstering material lladjacent thereto and separating the envelope or other convenient receptacles 12. In Fig. 2 I have shown on a larger scale an upper piece of fabric 13 forming the top section of the mattress, a lower piece of fabric 14 forming the bottom, and a piece of fabric 15 forming the side Wall of the mattress, these parts being secured together in any ordinarymanner and the raw edges being usually, though not necessarily". covered with a'binding 16.'

Straps 17, 18 extend across the mattress immediately adjacent'to the upper and lower a 1 cover portions and these straps are secured ale of parts to the cover portions at theirextreme ends;

-i.'e., at 19, 20 by sewing or in other convenient manner. The straps are connected to the cover portions also by means of eyelets arranged in pairs, the eyelets in the top cover portion being indicated at 21, 21 and those in the bottom at 22, 22. Except as above described the straps are separate from the cover portions and they serve to prevent stretching of the mattress, the fabric of the straps being relatively inextensible and the fabric of the cover portions of the mattress being'usually such as will stretch laterally to some extent, particularly if a rather light fabric is used for the envelope. The use of the straps in the manner indicated will hold the mattress to its proper width and prevent it from gettin out of shape.

or holding the mattress in shape individual cords 23 are inserted through opposed pairs of eyelets in the manner indicated in Figs. 1 and 2, each cord being drawn through four eyelets and having its ends tied together, so as to be entirely distinct and separate from any other cord.

' A finished mattress of ordinary double-bed size is 54 inches wide. Under my plan for making amattress, the reinforcing strip is cut 54 inches. The outer walls of the mattress are out 58 inches. This makes it so that mat-, tresses can be manufactured by putting of an inch extra on the outside of the top and bottom and inch between each set of eyelets. The reinforced strip fastened with the eyelets prevents stretching. As it is now, without a'reinforcing strip the fabric that is 54 inches wide will stretch. By putting a from springs (not shown) in cloth cylinders series of eyelets in the upper and lower walls and allowing a inch between each set of eyelets, there will be no stretching in the upper and lower walls of the mattress as the strip will take up the stretching from the two outer edges of the wall, but by not having the outer edges fastened to the strip, the advantages of a full piece of cloth 54 inches wide are preserved. There is an adjustment of the cloth across the entire bottom and top of the mattress in relation to the upholstering by having a inch excess width of cloth between each .pair of eyelets so that the upbolstering will be uniform and in addition i the factory, is 54 inches wide so that it will fit a bed and will remain 54 inches wide after long usage.

In .the present invention it a string breaks the mattress is only adjusted at that place. If any one string breaks it does not aflect any part ofthe mattress except where broken. In case the string'does break after it is used by the purchaser, these double eyelets make it easy for any amateur to restring the mat tress and put in new strings where the other strings broke.

Ordinary mattresses made with tufi's have no adjustments so that when they become fiat or dead in the center there is no way to even it up. By the present invention in. a few minutes the mattress may be readjusted to take up the dead places. This readjustment does not require the labor of an expert. Mattresses should be given an occasional sun bath, but in the case of the ordinary mattress there is no way to loosen it up and let the air circulate through the upholstering. With this construction the mattress may be put out in the sun, loosened from its normal position and the upholstering moved around so the air can get into it. After it is sunned the top can be readjusted to the normal position. This adjustment is done by each 1ndividual string through each pair of eyelets.

My invention makes it possible to ad ust each mattress to suit the whim of each individual user. At present all mattresses of a certain kind are drawn tight to prevent the tuft from falling out and there is no varia- .tion in so far as the user is concerned, but

by having these individual strings the upholstering may be adjusted in any way that will suit a heavy person or a light person, this being particularly desirable in hospitals and like institutions. In this way each user can have a mattress for his own personal.

comfort I) a simple adjustment.

It will lie obvious to those skilled in the art that various modifications may be made in my device without departing from the spirit of the invention and therefore I do not limit myselfto what is shown in the drawings and described in the specificationv but only as indicated in the appended claims.

Having thus full described my saidinvention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A mattress comprising an envelope having top, bottom and side fabric elements, parallel relatively inextensible straps at the top'and bottom of the mattress extending across the mattress and secured at their ends to the lateral extremities of the adjacent cover elements,'eyelets arranged in pairs laterally spaced. from each other and more widely spaced from adjacent pairs said eyelets securing the straps to the cover elements the straps being slack between the pairs of eyelets, between the eyeletsof each pair and between the sides of the mattress and the adacent eyelets, and cords passed through opposed pairs of eyelets and tied at the outside .jacent pairs of eyelets said eyelets securing the straps to the adjacent cover elements, the straps being slack between the eyelets of each pair and between the pairs of eyelets, and cords securing the eyelets of opposed pairs together.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

' MICHAEL BECHIK. 

